Companies were shitty before the pandemic and they’ll be shitty after the pandemic. But they can’t fix a pandemic. I really didn’t think people would have such a hard time with that truth. I also said “we created a society where work is all there is”. People still walked into it.
People said “leadership should do a better job!” I said cool, you know that means we need better people need to agree to be leaders. Y’all said “no that job sucks, I don’t know why anybody would do it”. Hence leadership is populated by sociopaths.
I said “okay well maybe we can work together to make the leadership job less sucky for people”. Y’all said “lol, no. Fuck bosses!”
I had a friend call me our recently. I spend a lot of time critiquing bosses and managers and companies. But I sometimes ask the rest of y’all “do you understand what part you play in this dynamic?” She said that felt like “punching down”. I heard the critique, but I disagree.
We’re in the midst of an incredible labor movement right now. I keep feeling a like a lot of people haven’t thought about what role they want to play in it. There is an opportunity right now to see some of the change you want. But being unfocused about it is a sure way to fail.
All I’m saying is figure out what it is you wanna talk about. And then spend some time making sure what you’re asking for makes sense. I see a lot of magical thinking going on. And at some point, I’m just not here for it.
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